Revenue and Expense Exception Report

What is a Revenue and Expense Exception Report? Exception Reports are considered monthly analysis tools and are often used by Controllers and Analysts to quickly and easily find budget variances. Key functionality in this type of report shows all key GL dimensions in the rows with their monthly balance for actual, budget and variance. This allows the user to see across all companies, departments and accounts in one single report. The sort feature on the columns, and the traffic lights highlights key budget variances. You will find an example of this type of report below.

Purpose of Revenue and Expense Exception Reports Companies and organizations use Revenue and Expense Exception Reports to allow a user to detect significant positive or negative budget variances. When used as part of good business practices in a Finance & Accounting Department, a company can improve its budget variance analysis, as well as, reduce the risk that major budget variances (by amount or percent) go undetected.

Who Uses This Type of Report? The typical users of this type of report are: Group Controllers and Analysts. Other Reports Often Used in Conjunction with Revenue and Expense Exception Reports Progressive Finance & Accounting Departments sometimes use several different Revenue and Expense Exception Reports, along with trial balances, financial statements and other management and control tools.

Where Does the Data for Analysis Originate From? The Actual (historical transactions) data typically comes from enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems like: Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) Finance, Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (D365 BC), Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Microsoft Dynamics GP, Microsoft Dynamics SL, Sage Intacct, Sage 100, Sage 300, Sage 500, Sage X3, SAP Business One, SAP ByDesign, Acumatica, Netsuite and others. In analyses where budgets or forecasts are used, the planning data most often originates from in-house Excel spreadsheet models or from professional xFP&A solutions.

This Solver report template connects directly to your ERP data via the Solver Data Warehouse, enabling near real-time analysis with minimal setup. Designed for QuickStart deployment, it can be activated rapidly so your team can focus on analysis and decisions — not data preparation.

What is the Revenue and Expense Exception Report in Solver? The Revenue and Expense Exception Report is a pre-built xFP&A report template in Solver that delivers key financial and operational metrics in a single, easy-to-use interface, eliminating the need for manual data work or custom report development.

Who uses this Solver report template? Cfos, fp&a managers, and controllers rely on this Solver report template for consistent, parameter-driven reporting that can be run on demand or on a scheduled basis. It eliminates the manual work typically required to produce this type of analysis.

Where does the data come from? Data is sourced automatically from your ERP system through the Solver Data Warehouse, which integrates with platforms such as Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Dynamics 365 Finance, Acumatica, Sage Intacct, and other leading ERP solutions. Once connected, the template updates in near real-time with no manual data entry required.

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